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More Prison Time For Fort Lee Con Man Who Used Prisoners' IDs On Claims
FORT LEE, N.J. – A former Fort Lee mortgage broker already headed to a federal pen must also spend at least three years in state prison for filing bogus unemployment and temporary disability claims that netted $317,736 by using the names of prison inmates.
Jose Crespo, 52, must also pay the government back after pleading guilty last April to computer theft.
Crespo's wife, Marilyn Crespo, 50, pleaded guilty to theft charge and was sentenced to a drug court program that carries a five-year prison sentence if she fails to meet its requirements.
Her husband's friend, Craig Mallone, 62, of Wilm…
Fort Lee Tax Cheat Who Collected Nearly $1.5M Gets 3 Years In Fed Prison
FORT LEE, N.J. – A Fort Lee mortgage broker who admitted collecting nearly $1.5 million in unentitled tax refunds from the government was sentenced to three years in federal prison.
Jose Crespo, who took a plea deal in September, filed returns that falsely listed income from bonds and fuel excise tax credits for several years, beginning in 2006, IRS Special Agent Jonathan D. Larsen said.
Crespo collected $652,478 the first year of the scheme for his Specialty Home Services company in Fort Lee, while taking in nearly $60,000 on his personal return, Larsen said.
The following two years, he c…
